# Strage di Portella della Ginestra

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Strage di Portella della Ginestra marks a historic site in Sicily, where people gathered for International Workers’ Day. Gunfire then came from the surrounding hills. The crowd faced an attack linked to Salvatore Giuliano’s band, amid Italy’s post-war political tensions. Eleven people died, while thirty-five others suffered injuries.

More than a thousand shots came from rifles and machine guns capable of firing across long distances. Mafia involvement, particularly through the Miceli family of Monreale, is widely acknowledged. Other accounts suggest connections with American secret services, fascist groups and political figures, leaving responsibility and motive fiercely debated. The violence shocked the newly formed Italian Republic and became a major symbol of post-war conflict.

A memorial stone honours those who died and keeps the search for truth visible. Official archives about the massacre have remained closed for decades, while historians continue examining released documents and disputed testimony. Francesco Rosi’s film Salvatore Giuliano also depicts the attack, linking this Sicilian landscape with Italy’s wider struggle over workers’ rights, organised crime and democracy.

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